GRAS definition

GRAS means generally regarded as safe, an FDA designation that a chemical or substance added to food is considered safe by experts, and is therefore exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act food additive tolerance requirements;
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GRAS means generally recognized as safe.
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GRAS means "Generally Recognized As Safe" regulatory clearance by US Food and Drug Administration. "HMRlignan(TM)" shall mean HORMOS' ******** (HMR, *****) platform consisting of the Patents, technology, Know-How and documentation related to said concept;
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Examples of GRAS in a sentence

  • Because of the large number of sub- stances the intended use of which re- sults or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in their becoming a component or otherwise af- fecting the characteristics of food, it is impracticable to list all such sub- stances that are GRAS.

  • Food ingredients were listed as GRAS in part 182 of this chapter during 1958–1962 without a detailed scientific review of all available data and infor- mation relating to their safety.

  • The additional ingredients must be approved for those particular uses by FDA’s regulations on food additives (21 CFR Part 170) or Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) requirements (21 CFR Part 184).

  • All determinations of GRAS status or food additive status or prior sanction status pursuant to this review shall be handled pursuant to §§ 170.35, 170.38, and 180.1 of this chapter.

  • In 2008, Puratein® and Supertein® achieved US self-affirmed GRAS (“Generally Recognized As Safe”) status, and the US Food and Drug Administration formally acknowledged receipt of Burcon’s GRAS notification for Puratein® and Supertein® in 2010.

  • Any affirmation of GRAS status for a specific use(s), with- out a general evaluation of use of the ingredient, is subject to reconsider- ation upon such evaluation.(l) New information may at any time require reconsideration of the GRAS status of a food ingredient.

  • If he con- cludes that there is convincing evi- dence that the substance is GRAS, he will publish an order in the FEDERAL REGISTER listing the substance as GRAS in part 182, part 184, or part 186 of this chapter, as appropriate.

  • If he concludes that there is a lack of convincing evi- dence that the substance is GRAS or is otherwise exempt from the definition of a food additive in section 201(s) of the Act, he will publish a notice there- of in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

  • In addi- tion to the use(s) specified in the regu- lation, other uses of such an ingredient may also be GRAS.

  • Affir- mation of GRAS status shall be an- nounced in part 184 or § 186.1 of this chapter.


More Definitions of GRAS

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GRAS means a substance that is Generally Recognized as Safe by the FDA;
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GRAS or “GRAS status” means an acronym for the phrase Generally Recognized As Safe, which is a status determined by the FDA.
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GRAS means Geological Research Authority of the Republic of the Sudan “GSS” means Galat Sufar South
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GRAS means Governance Risk Assessment System.
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Related to GRAS

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  • KENAS wherever appearing means the Kenya National Accreditation Service or its successor(s) and assign(s) where the context so admits

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  • Veterinarian means a veterinarian authorized by law to practice veterinary medicine in this State.

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  • Field means [***].

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  • Spirits means any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation mixed with drinkable water and other substances in solution, including, but not limited to, brandy, rum, whisky, and gin.

  • Pipeline means any pipe, pipes, or pipelines used for the intrastate transportation or transmission of any solid, liquid, or gaseous substance, except water.

  • SITC means the Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 3 (SITC, Rev. 3), published by the United Nations in Statistical Papers, Series M, No. 34/Rev. 3 (1986);

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  • SANAS means the South African National Accreditation System;

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  • Cosmetology means any one and/or combination of practices generally and usually performed by and known as the occupation of beauty culturalist, cosmeticians, cosmetologists or hairdressers or any person holding him or herself out as practicing cosmetology in or upon a place or premises. Cosmetology shall include, but otherwise not be limited to, the following: embellishing, arranging, dressing, curling, waving, cleansing, beautifying, cutting, singeing, bleaching, coloring, or similar work upon the hair of any person by any means and with hands or mechanical or electrical apparatuses, devices or appliances or by use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams or otherwise, massaging, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising, beautifying or similar work, the scalp, face, neck, arms, hands, bust or upper part of the body, or manicuring, pedicuring or sculpting the nails of any person.

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  • Field-flattening filter means a filter used to homogenize the absorbed dose rate over the radiation field.

  • Ecology means the Washington state department of ecology.

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  • Surface waters means all waters of the state as defined in G.S. 143-212 except underground waters

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